Staff EngineerThe senior individual-contributor track: technical leadership without managing people.
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Forward Deployed EngineerAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.
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Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.
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Product DesignerDesigns how a product works and looks, from research to the final screen.